Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-12-05

mare to Mr.. Carruth.
Charles Hinman. who sold his farm last
spring and moved to Derby, moves back
on to the T. l. Dolloff farm, which he has
purchased. Glad to welcome him back
Cows in this vicinity are selling at from
S25 to s35; hay from SO to IS per ton;
dressed hogs at cents a pound-pota-
toes at almost any price asked.
Frank Lang has been over into the
southwest part of the county and taken
home one of the finest young ladies in
that section as a partner in social matters
He moves into his fathers house.
G. F. Davis has taken big numbering
job in Cranky, and is now waiting for
snow, with his barn full of horses. Hi.
Farmer has also taken job in the same
locality He has been here looking after
horses.
The teachers in the east part of the
town are, village, Bertha Mcclure of
Craftsbury; Center district, Bert Seaver
of Bloomington; Buck district, Charles
Moulton; Blake district, Mrs. Harry Pip
er; Dunton district, Miss A. Bruce Mrs
r. p. Stevens teaches at the west village
COven
Eddie Collins is at home, laid up with
large abscess on one of his legs.
The pig statistics are coming in: Geo.
Livingstone killed one, months old, that
weighed 400 pounds; Mrs. McMurray a
hoo that 6raSSaJ EzO
Mr. Keller was hit by piece of wood.
thrown on to a circular saw at the mill
with such force as to cut very severe
cash over the eye.
There will be an oyster supper and do
nation for Rev. 1. p Chase at NJ. E
church next Thursday eve. Rev. H. w
Worthen of Barton win deliver an ad-
dress.
The W. c. T. Z. will have a chicken
pie supper at Cong'l church, Tuesday
eve. Dec. 6, at $50 O'Clock, after which
the Band of Hope will give the prohibi-
tiOn programme. Entertainment free
Supper, 10 cents.
East Coventry,
S. f. Nye is suffering with carbuncle
on the back of his neck.
Ira Parker went to Lowell, VT, last
week to look after bis trap, which was
showed in.
c. W. Barker, while cutting a maple
tree near Charles Owens house found a
stone large aS a hens egg imbedded in
the wood some 20 feet from the ground
From the grains of the tree the stone
had been there thirty or forty years.
Graf t~bI1-v.
E. B. Marcy has rented his farm to
Bert Hoyt for two years.
School at the Academy started up last
Monday with good attendance.
Mr.. Lawrence, whose sickness has
been noted herein, died on the Goth uls.
Collins and Kinney have large gang
of men skidding logs on Eden mountain.
J. c. Dawson has recovered from his
sickness so that he is able to be about the
streets again.
Miss Scribner teaches the school in
the Chase Dist. Miss Belle Hartman
teaches the school at the Common, and
Miss Lovisa Kinney teaches the village
school.
Four of the University boys, Root,
Norris, Gage and Anderson were home
to spend Thanksgiving. Mr.. Gage will
teach the Mill village school. Manuel
B. Hoyt was home from Montpelier Sem
mary.
Derby
B. F. Eddy has been in town looking
up his matters here.
Mrs. Eaton has rented Mrs. Heath's
house and moved in.
Rev. ]. G. Lorimer was in town and
preached for the Baptists last Sunday.
Paul Normandin has moved the Hy-
land barn, built on On addition, and will
use the building fora carriage and black
smith shop
C<Is,vrE-.
Prof. Whitney is drilling the band.
The remains of D. LYMAN Dwinell were
brought here for burial.
The revival meetings have been well
attended and much good done.
Treasure Seekers meet with Mrs.
Frank Clark Monday eve, Dec y.
The W. C. T. Z. will meet with Mrs.
c. S. Leonard, Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Rev. E. W. Pierce having closed his
labors at West Burke will preach every
Sabbath.
Mrs. Royal Morse has returned from
Lowell where she has spent several
weeks with children and friends.
Mrs. Martin Crane has been here on
visit Your old correspondent, ''Tru-
fax" always finds a welcome here.
The fliends of Rev. E. W. Pierce will
give him a pastoral visit Thursday, Dec.
18th afternoon and evening at Institute
hall. All invited.
The ssopen air. concert by the band,
Friday evening, was enjoyed; but it is
feared that the revival meetings, held in
such close proximity, might have some
what interfered with the programme.
O. V. PercivaI's record Of the snow fall
of the year makes the total, measured as
il fell. between Nov. Is, 1886, and 1887,
10 feet and inches. During the past
month the measure was 81 inches. 1t
was a most fortunate circumstance that
some of this immense quantity melted
away.
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Chester King has cut his foot and SO
| is laid by for time
Lucia Thomas has been visiting her
friends here for several weeks.
Mrs. Warren Vance is stopping with
| her brother, Ed Tichurst. for a time
The young peoples Christian EndeaV-
or society is in operation, doing, we
trust, good work.
Amos Bean was badly hurt bv an ami
NAL on his way with him to the Phillips